office vs shop

office

noun
  • A room, set of rooms, or building used for selling services or tickets to the public. 

  • Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position. 

  • A daily service without the eucharist. 

  • A ministry or other department of government. 

  • The administrative departments housed in such places 

  • A particular place of business of a larger white-collar business. 

  • The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons. 

  • A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; (obsolete, rare) moral duty. 

  • Inside information. 

  • Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin. 

  • A service, a kindness. 

  • Last rites. 

  • A room, set of rooms, or building used for administration and bookkeeping. 

  • A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work 

  • A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs. 

  • A room, set of rooms, or building used for consultation and diagnosis, but not surgery or other major procedures. 

  • The staff of such places. 

  • The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church. 

  • A ceremonial duty or service 

  • Various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service. 

  • A position of responsibility. 

verb
  • To provide (someone) with an office. 

  • To have an office. 

shop

noun
  • An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. 

  • Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor. 

  • A large garage where vehicle mechanics work. 

  • A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill. 

  • An establishment where a barber or beautician works. 

  • A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop. 

  • Discussion of business or professional affairs. 

  • An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies. 

verb
  • To purchase products from (a range or catalogue, etc.). 

  • To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph. 

  • To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority. 

  • To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise. 

  • To imprison. 

How often have the words office and shop occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )